The European Commission, the executive arm of the European...

The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union (EU), said it was concerned over a Nigerian court ruling that a 31-year-old woman, Amina Lawal Kurami must face death by stoning for having a child out of wedlock. "The commission...is following this very closely and I would imagine that appeals and demarches will take place to raise this issue with the authorities in due course, as we have done in the past," European Commission spokesman Michael Curtis told a news briefing. "Our position on the death penalty is clear. We are against," he said.